Global Patent Index - EP 1884779 A2

EP 1884779 A2 20080206 - Method for controlling an automatic analyzer

Title (en)

Method for controlling an automatic analyzer

Title (de)

Verfahren zur Steuerung eines automatischen Analysegerätes

Title (fr)

Procédé pour la commande d'un analyseur automatique

Publication

EP 1884779 A2 20080206 (EN)

Application

EP 07015117 A 20070801

Priority

JP 2006211042 A 20060802

Abstract (en)

Objects of the present invention are to, if an test item group with respect to which a plurality of samples are to be analyzed in common is determined beforehand, improve the work efficiency, eliminate factitious analysis errors, and improve the analysis efficiency, by eliminating the management.of sample identification at the time of ordering. According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for ordering using an automatic analyzer, the automatic analyzer comprising: an analyzing unit; a transfer unit for transferring a plurality of samples; a dispensing mechanism for extracting samples from the plurality of samples that are transferred, and then for putting the extracted samples into the analyzing unit; a data storage unit; and a display operation unit through which various kinds of display items including test items are displayed and inputted, the ordering method comprising the steps of: displaying, in the display operation unit, a common test item selection screen that is used to select each common test item with respect to which the plurality of samples are to be inspected in common; and selecting test items on the common test item selection screen so as to create an test item group with respect to which the plurality of samples are to be inspected in common.

IPC 8 full level

G01N 35/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G01N 35/00584 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 35/00722 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 2035/0091 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (examination)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK YU

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1884779 A2 20080206; EP 1884779 A3 20090805; CN 101118243 A 20080206; CN 101118243 B 20130814; JP 2008039471 A 20080221; JP 4949764 B2 20120613; US 2008031777 A1 20080207

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 07015117 A 20070801; CN 200710137664 A 20070731; JP 2006211042 A 20060802; US 83151307 A 20070731